The Split Abdominal Wall Muscle Flap - A Simple, Mesh-Free Approach to Repair Large Diaphragmatic Hernia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1748-1751

  Scaife, Eric R ^a,b,c   Johnson, Dale G ^a,b   Meyers, Rebecka L ^a,b   Johnson, Sidney M ^a,b   Matlak, Michael E ^a,b  

^a Univ of Utah School of Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall muscle flap; Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Diaphragmatic agenesis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344306602     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2003.08.045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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